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Cleared

Century Alloy

K974035510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 17, 199754-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3070

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Dentsply Intl. · EJJ Alloy, Amalgam

Cleared on Dec 17, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K801690 (L.D. Caulk Co., 1980) after a 54-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1980.

Decided
Dec 17, 1997
Review
54 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EJJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K801690 (1980). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K801690 · Valiant · L.D. Caulk Co. · 19801980198519901995
K801690 · Valiant · L.D. Caulk Co. · 19800
  1. Root · 1 generation backK801690 ValiantL.D. Caulk Co. · 1980
  2. This deviceK974035 Century AlloyDentsply Intl. · 1997
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K801690ValiantL.D. Caulk Co.1980—
0 (this device)K974035Century AlloyDentsply Intl.1997—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K974035, 1980–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K801690Valiant
Summary page 1
…hn DATE PREPARED: October 22, 1997 TRADE OR PROPRIETARY NAME: 21st CENTURY ALLOY CLASSIFICATION NAME: 872.3050 - amalgam alloy PREDICATE DEVICE: Valiant® Amalgam Alloy K801690 Dispersalloy® Dispersed Phase Alloy Pre-1977 DEVICE DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE: 21st CENTURY ALLOY is a lathe cut, silver-base…
L.D. Caulk Co.1980—
*—Dispersalloy® Dispersed Phase Alloy
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All EJJ devices

EJJ Alloy, Amalgam: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · EJJ

FDA has decided no EJJ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · EJJ

Too few EJJ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · EJJ

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · EJJ

2in 2021

2007: 492008: 92009: 52010: 222011: 82012: 12013: 12014: 52015: 42016: 22018: 32019: 12020: 12021: 2
2007high 49 (2007) · low 0 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EJJ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—049
20080—09
20090—05
20100—022
20110—08
20120—01
20130—01
20140—05
20150—04
20160—02
20170—00
20180—03
20190—01
20200—01
20210—02
20220—00
20230—10
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

21ST CENTURY ALLOY is a dental alloy designed for stress-bearing

Class 1 and Class 2 restorations.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K974035: Century Alloy.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K974035

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026